Therapy Techniques
DBT
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Drugs cause this chemical in your brain to release more then normal amounts.
Dopamine
Which artist has albums named "Relapse" and "Recovery"?
Eminem
A star by the time she was only 7 and in the LA party scene by 11, this actress was already in rehab by 13. This same actress got clean, started her own production company, and today has both a beautiful family and a new career as founder of a makeup company, Flower Beauty.
Drew Barrymore
Who played the starring role in the movie 28 Days?
Sandra Bullock
CBT
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
This increases as you continue to drink/use, requiring you to need more of your substance to feel the same high.
What is Tolerance
This female musician was asked to go to rehab and she said "no, no, no". Thereafter, she died of a drug overdose.
Amy Winehouse
This actor has been in jail, raced his car drunk down Sunset Boulevard and was once found slumped behind a rat-infested hotel in LA due to his heroin, cocaine and alcohol addiction. Now, this same actor is one of the highest paid in Hollywood.
Robert Downey Jr.
What recovery movie did Leonardo Dicaprio and Mark Wahlberg star in?
Basketball Diaries
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
The process by which the body rids itself of drugs.
Detoxification
This famous diva uttered the now famous phrase, "Crack is Wack" and died of an overdose.
Whitney Houston
This actress struggled with an addiction to heroin, cocaine, and LSD. However, this same woman is now a goodwill ambassador involved in humanitarian efforts, a mother to six children, and an off-the-charts director and actress.
Angelina Jolie
Who played Bill Wilson in the movie My Name is Bill W.?
James Woods
ACT
Acceptance and commitment therapy
The brain’s reward system is part of the __________.
a) sensory cortex b) limbic system c) spinal cord
B: The limbic system is involved in emotions, learning and memory, and other functions necessary for survival. The reward circuit is part of the limbic system and is activated by pleasurable activities, such as using drugs.
This young male rap artist died of an overdose by ingesting drugs while on his private jet
Juice World
At one point in this British actors life, he was highly addicted to heroin and many other substances. This same actor now is an author of a 12-step book titled, "Recovery: Freedom From Our Addictions".
Russel Brand
What was Denzel Washington's drug of choice in the movie Flight?
Cocaine & Alcohol
PHP
partial hospitalization program.
When someone uses drugs repeatedly, their brain ___________.
a) becomes trained to crave the drug b) becomes smaller than before c) is not changed
A. The brain is wired to remember feelings of pleasure, including those produced by drugs unnaturally. The brain then strives to repeat those feelings, which the drug user experiences as a craving for the drug.
This RB singer and his wife were heavy into alcohol and cocaine use and reported to have spent 1 million dollars in a day
Bobby Brown
In 1995, this singer reportedly suffered an overdose, and in 2010 lost her best friend to one. A fixture on the club scene for years, she was reportedly using ecstasy, special K, and crystal meth. This same actress now is happily married and has a young daughter.
Pink
What movie had characters with the names, Spud, Sick Boy, & Mark?
Trainspotting